I moved 2 years ago, and I seem to be in an area where lots of companies are posting charity donation bags through letterbox
Ive had 2 this week alone. That makes 5 in last month . And that’s not unusual , They’re not all same company, but one company has dropped off 2 this month
these bags are inside another bag. And they’re all plastic. If they are recyclable they’re not labelled that way so they go into landfill bin.
ive “caught” a delivery a couple of times and asked them to stop. But I’m aware the people delivering are paid and they don’t stop.
Im fed up with it.
in 2015 the law changed around disposable plastic bag in supermarkets. Why is it the companies doing this can get away with this still? I’ve seen the sack they carry on their “rounds” and it must contain a couple of hundred for that one day. With all the move to environmentally friendly packaging this is just unethical.
it wouldn’t be so bad if they stuck a piece of paper through door with a text number to call requesting a bag drop off. It would also save petrol /wages driving around randomly dropping off and then again pick up when most houses won’t be leaving anything out. It just doesn’t seem to be a good business model
I don’t think I’m wrong in saying these are modern day “ rag and bone” trade - they will take their cut (site I’ve just looked at says £700 per tonne) and then give smaller donations to charity(£50-100 per tonne) . There may be more ethical ones that donate more, but when I read small print on bags that’s about it. Some bags (illegally) don’t even state how much goes to the charity.
anyone found a way to stop them?